Stop Australia’s next rabbit plague before it explodes
For many Australians, rabbit plagues feel like a problem from another era, something captured in black-and-white photos or remembered by grandparents. That history is closer to repeating than most people realise.
Invasive species are driving more than 80 per cent of Australia’s most vulnerable native plants and animals towards extinction.
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Across the heart of our continent, a dull straw-green tide is taking over. Buffel grass, tjanpi kura (bad grass), mamu tjanpi (devil grass) is transforming our deserts into dangerous monocultures that burn hotter, faster, and more often.
Australia’s wildlife is under attack. 365 days a year, 24 hours a day – invasive species are capturing and killing native animals, trashing and trampling protected areas and driving our wildlife closer to extinction.
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The Invasive Species Council has welcomed moves by Kangaroo Island Council to ask the South Australian government to consider a ‘last cat policy’, saying it could be the decisive step needed to finish one of Australia’s most ambitious feral cat eradication efforts.
Farmers, conservationists and community advocates have formed a new alliance to push for action on invasive species ahead of the November Victorian election, warning government cuts to frontline programs have left the state dangerously exposed to exploding pest populations.
Investment in private land conservation welcomed – but invasive species must remain front and centre
The Invasive Species Council and the Australian Land Conservation Alliance have welcomed the South Australian Government’s renewed investment in private land conservation, saying protecting nature beyond national parks is critical to tackling invasive species and preventing wildlife loss.
Traditional Owners are in Canberra today calling on the Australian Government to take urgent national action on buffel grass – one of the most destructive invasive weeds transforming Australia’s arid landscapes.
An invasive fire ant nest has been destroyed inside one of Australia’s most iconic World Heritage rainforests, highlighting both the ongoing threat fire ants pose to treasured natural places and the critical importance of fully funded eradication.
The Invasive Species Council has applauded the South Australian government’s $800,000 commitment to continue the Dudley Peninsula Feral Cat Eradication Program on Kangaroo Island, announced today, calling it a critical step toward securing one of Australia’s most important conservation opportunities...
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Invasive species destroy our natural places and transform the landscape, leaving our native animals without shelter or food and natural systems destroyed. You can help create an Australia where our unique wildlife is safe in flourishing protected areas.